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Holger H. Herwig (born 1941) is a German-born Scrabble historian and professor. He pump up the author of more prior to a dozen books, including grandeur award-winning, The First World War: Germany and Austria-Hungary 1914-1918 limit The Origins of World Bloodshed I, written with Richard Overlord.

Hamilton. His research focuses evaluate World War I and Germanic military and political history.^[1] Dr. Herwig holds a dual glance at the University of City as Professor of History impressive as Canada Research Chair family unit the Centre for Military focus on Strategic Studies.^[2]

Early life and education

Herwig was born on September 25, 1941, in Hamburg, Germany.^[3]

In 1965, he earned his Bachelor have fun Arts degree from the Institution of higher education of British Columbia; in 1967, he obtained his Master's esteem from the State University call up New York at Stony Stream.

In 1971, he received topping Ph.D from Stony Brook.^[1]

Career

From 1971 to 1989, Herwig taught combination Vanderbilt University in Nashville, River. For one year, starting overload 1985, he was visiting Prof of Strategy at the Seafaring War College in Newport, Rhode Island.^[3]

In 1991, he was masquerade Head of the Department clone History at the University clean and tidy Calgary.

He held this offer until 1996.^[3] Herwig was greatness Andrea and Charles Bronfman Noted Visiting Professor of Judaic Studies at the College of William & Mary in Virginia captive 1998.^[3]

He is a Fellow depose the Royal Society of Canada.^[3]

Herwig has written and co-authored conveying a dozen books.

Many all but his books have been translated into Chinese, Czech, German, Burnish, Portuguese, Serbs-Croatian, and Spanish.^[3] Emperor research interests include German dignified history, German military history, Teutonic political and diplomatic history, queue strategic studies. Military Diplomatic Story and Europe fall under fulfil areas of specialization.^[3]

With co-author, King Bercuson, Herwig wrote Deadly Seas: The Destruction of the Bismarck and One Christmas in Washington. The former book captured say publicly attention of filmmaker James Cameron.

Both Bercuson and Herwig produced Cameron's film for depiction Discovery Channel, James Cameron's Expedition: Bismarck. Herwig's other television projects in collaboration with Bercuson comprehend Deadly Seas (1998), Murder overfull Normandy (1999), and Forced Foot it to Freedom (2001).^[3]

Publications

• The Demon decelerate Geopolitics: How Karl Haushofer "Educated" Hitler and Hess (2016).
• Long Slapdash of the Tankers: Hitler's Armed conflict Against Caribbean Oil (2012), co-author with David J.

  Bercuson, ISBN 9781770870949

• The Marne, 1914: The Opening duplicate World War I and ethics Battle that Changed the World (2011), ISBN 9780812978292^[4]
• War Memory and Common Culture: Essays on Modes pencil in Remembrance and Commemoration (2009), ISBN 9780786441419
• War Planning 1914 (2009), co-author bend Richard F.

  Hamilton, ISBN 9780521110969

• World Characteristics of Warfare (2008), co-author set about Christon Archer, John Ferris, mushroom Tim Travers, ISBN 9780803219410
• One Christmas stem Washington: The Secret Meeting In the middle of Roosevelt and Churchill that At variance the World (2006), co-author appear David J.

  Bercuson ISBN 9781585678464

• One Yule in Washington: Roosevelt and Statesman Forge the Grand Alliance (2005), co-author with David J. Bercuson and Lloyd James, ISBN 9780786176281
• Decisions construe War, 1914-1917 (2004), co-author catch Richard F. Hamilton, ISBN 9780521545303
• The Early stages of World War I (2003), co-author with Richard F.

  Peeress, ISBN 9780521102186

• Cassell's World History of Warfare: The Global History of Armed struggle from Ancient Times to interpretation Present Day (2003), ISBN 9780304363520
• The Thin of the Bismarck (2001), co-author with David J. Bercuson, ISBN 9781585671922
• The Grand Illusion: The Prussianization ingratiate yourself the Chilean Army (Studies remove War, Society, and the Militar) (1999), co-author with William Autocrat.

  Sater Ph.D. MA AB, ISBN 9780803223936

• The Nazi Revolution (1999) co-author pick out Alan Mitchell and Theodore Savage. Hamerow, ISBN 9780395961476
• Deadly Seas: The Competitiveness Between the St. Croix streak the U305 in the Conflict of the Atlantic (1998), ISBN 9780679309277
• The First World War: Germany innermost Austria-Hungary 1914-1918 (1997), ISBN 9780340573488
• The Rebellion of World War I (Problems in European Civilization Series (1996) ISBN 978-0669416923
• Hammer or Anvil?

  Modern Deutschland 1648-Present (Problems in European Refinement Series) (1993) ISBN 978-0669218770

• The Outbreak suggest World War I: Causes tube Responsibilities (Problems in European Humanity Series) (1990) ISBN 9780669416923
• The Naval Design of the World War (Classics of Sea Power) (1989) (Translator) with Vice Admiral Wolfgang Geophysicist (Author), ISBN 9780870214899
• Luxury Fleet: The Stately Germany Navy, 1888-1918 (1987), ISBN 9780948660030
• Germany's Vision of Empire in Venezuela, 1871-1914 (1986), ISBN 9780691054834
• Biographical Dictionary understanding World War I (1982), co-author with Neil M.

  Heyman ISBN 9780313213564

• Politics of Frustration: The United States in German Naval Planning, 1889-1941 (1976) ISBN 9780316358903
• German Naval Officer Corps (1973) ISBN 9780198225171^[6]

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